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letsgolesbians's review against another edition
4.0
i really liked this and loved watching pepper work through some of her grief about her mom (who died when pepper was little) as well as her sexuality. the kids at school think she’s weird/don’t like her because of her sleuthing, and the first friend she makes at her great aunt’s is a trans boy and she also ends up with more sympathy for her whiny cousin by the end of the book. lots of good friendship stuff. my only hangup is that her mom was a cop. a detective, but called a cop several times and ehhh i kind of wish she were a PI or something instead.
golem4kid's review
This was cute and seemed like an exciting mystery with young queer rep. Despite the "middle-grade" label and sweet cover, it is NOT for elementary school kids--it's a murder mystery in which a close relative was killed violently and (I skipped ahead) another close relative violently attacks the child protagonist.
Two other things that bothered me--1) the heroine has a tragic mom backstory that is pure copaganda; 2) the heroine is constantly describing her appearance in a way that is not psychologically realistic and would never fly for a male character (e.g. she is anxiously running on freckled legs).
Two other things that bothered me--1) the heroine has a tragic mom backstory that is pure copaganda; 2) the heroine is constantly describing her appearance in a way that is not psychologically realistic and would never fly for a male character (e.g. she is anxiously running on freckled legs).
nyrabloodreaver's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
invisibleninjacat's review against another edition
5.0
This was really cute and I loved how the mystery was connected with everything else. It's all the bits I liked about reading Nancy Drew books growing up and minus all the boys that weren't good about them. Also really loved the trans and bisexual representation. Pepper and Jacob are the best!
emjayreads's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jenn_k_reads's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nmcannon's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Friend book, friend book, book by friend is best book!
caseyjoreads's review against another edition
4.0
Yay queer MC!
I struggled to focus on reading this book, but in 2020, it's hard to fault a book for that.
Great secondary character trans rep! Yay! I appreciated his concern that his parents were a little *too* happy to have a girl. I only wish the word "brave" hadn't been on p. 222. That dang word. Even "courageous" would have been better. Why do trans people always have to be "brave"?
I struggled to focus on reading this book, but in 2020, it's hard to fault a book for that.
francesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Nancy Drew but make her queer!!!!!!
This book is everything I wish I had when I was in middle school.
This book is everything I wish I had when I was in middle school.